Okay go ahead, hate me, I haven't posted a chapter in a while but in my defense I've been trying to make every chapter 4000 words. I've also been having writers block so try not to hate me. Okay I hope you like it. Love you guys 4 44 -Sofia
Chapter Twenty-Five Caleb POV-
I open my eyes and look at the clock to see its eight forty three in the morning. Yesterday afternoon I went to the Dauntless compound in search for Tris but instead I ran into her romantic companion. I am not fond of him considering his violent back round and that fact that he's two years older than my baby sister. I am also not very fond of her choice to join those erratic, tattooed, Dauntless. I can't believe my baby sister chose Dauntless and then got tattoos, god what happened to her in that underground death trap?
I believe it was very illogical to build a compound underground because the ceiling could collapse in on them any minute and also there is a possibility of a sink hole destroying everything. The Dauntless aren't very good at accessing situations, I mean they travel back and forth by jumping on and off moving trains! Seriously what if my baby sister jumps off a train and breaks her ankle or something?
Anyways Tobias yelled at me to leave and I was stunned he would yell at someone who had the influence to make Tris dump him. Well actually I don't have that much of an influence but mom and dad do and they trust me enough to go along with what I say is best for Tris. My estimate is that he is hurting her physically so she stays with him, just like his dad did. I don't trust him at all especially since he threatened to physically force me out of his current faction. Tris and he must be hiding something and because of his appalling childhood I estimate he is hurting her and forcing her not to tell anyone. Tonight I will surprise her at their apartment and force her to come and stay at Erudite with me for the night so she doesn't get hurt any more then she already has.
My plan has some flaws though; like what if he beats me up? It's palpable he's stronger than me; he is clearly in shape so he could knock me out easily. It is also possible he moved apartments so I wouldn't know where they were. There is also the possibility that she won't come with me no matter how many times I offer it and if I physically push her towards Erudite I could hurt her even more and that would be a bad idea.
I have no idea what I really should do in this situation. I love my little sister and if someone is causing her anguish I feel it is my job to help her out of that position. She is too proud to let me do it now that she is Dauntless but I will make her listen, she is my sister and I am her brother. I can only hope she'll be forthright and tell me precisely what has happened recently.
I get up and cut an apple for breakfast. I know it isn't a very fortifying breakfast and breakfast is very important but I don't really have an abundant appetite this morning after thinking about Tris and her unfortunate life so far in Dauntless. After breakfast I rush down the stairs to meet up with some friends of mine.
I have three new friends here in Erudite; we spend all day talking about random topics. Yesterday we argued for hours over whether a water filtration manual had a grammar mistake or not. My first friend here was Zander, he transferred from Dauntless. We met during initiation when I overheard him talking about the idiocy of an underground compound. I told him I totally agreed with him and how my baby sister joined those fools. We ended having a very in-depth conversation about the idiotic tendencies of the Dauntless. Zander is a very perplexing person, sometimes he sounds like he belongs in Dauntless and other times he sounds like he belongs in Erudite. I mean you can't blame him, he's been living in Dauntless for sixteen years, I sometimes sound Abnegation too so it's not his fault. Zander is a really nice guy all in all.
Then there's Cater. Carter transferred from Candor and it's extremely obvious why he left them; he is a genius. I was shocked he didn't speak his mind and then when he had the highest IQ scores I completely understood his transfer. During initiation he never talked, in class he never raised his hand or offered an answer, everyone thought he was just stupid and quiet and didn't belong in this faction but as soon as the test results came in we were all stunned by his score. Jeanine Matthews requested him as her assistant but he turned it down, he said he'd rather help out sports medicine then simulation serums. I for one enjoy bouncing around each subject every week so about three weeks after initiation we became friends over sports medicine.
Lastly there's Adrianna, she's Erudite born. Adrianna is dating Zander but they aren't as close as Cater and his girlfriend Willow. Anyways Adrianna is really sweet and is a veterinarian. She got a higher IQ score than me and Zander. Zander introduced me to her and all three of us are very close now. Adrianna has long blonde hair and beautiful blue eyes, every boy in Erudite likes her and I can see why. She is flawless, her hair is pin straight and she walks around in skinny jeans while saving animals lives. Despite her beauty she's actually very sweet and smart.
I spot Adrianna sitting next to Carter across the library and walk towards her. I feel someone tap my shoulder and I turn around to see Zander standing behind me, wearing black.
"Why are you wearing black?" I ask.
Why is he wearing black? He's Erudite not Dauntless, where did he even find the black clothes?
"Well you told me yesterday you planned on sneaking into Dauntless and seeing your sister against rules so you'll need black clothes." He says and I look at him weird.
"Why do I need to wear black though? I've snuck into the compound in blue before." I say and he sighs.
"Well thanks for telling me beforehand!" He says and I roll my eyes.
"Just go change," I say and he walks off.
I turn back to the library and see that a crowd has formed around the front desk. The room is quiet. My curiosity gets the best of me and I rush towards the front desk.
"I said I'd like to see him! He's my brother for god's sake I came here during initiation to see him!" A female voice shouts.
I work my way through the crowd that's formed and see a tall and overly skinny dauntless girl standing in front of the desk. She has a hand gun in her belt and her hair is basically gone besides for the golden buzz cut, there are blue stitches on the side of her head. She's wearing a black crop top that exposes her overly skinny stomach, she looks like she hasn't eaten in weeks, all that's there is muscle. Her black skinny jeans show she's just muscle twisted around bone, I wouldn't have recognized if not her unmistakable grey/blue eyes. It's my sister.
"I'm not allowed to give you that information; you are a Dauntless with a gun, who knows what you'll do to him." The man at the desk says without looking up from his computer screen.
Tris pulls the gun out of her holster and everyone gasps, she outs her hand on the trigger but to my surprise she opens the bullet chamber and dumps all the bullets on the floor. Everyone is staring. Zander shoots me a questioning look as if asking if that's Tris and I nod back at him. Adrianna looks at Tris in a slight bit of jealousy; no matter how beautiful Adrianna is, Tris is making her look ugly and weak. Tris is stunning compared to Adrianna and all the boys are staring. I don't like it how the boys are looking at my little sister; I have to speak up.
"Tris?" I say quietly but not quiet enough because Tris spins around. To my surprise she smiles lightly when she sees me.
"Caleb?" She asks, her smile growing. She runs towards me and wraps her arms around me.
"Um I thought you were mad at me?" I ask and she pulls back.
"I understand now that you just wanted to keep me safe and I can't stay mad at you forever I mean you're my brother." She says and I smile.
I feel everyone staring at us and I guess I understand why because they don't know we're siblings so they think she's my girlfriend or something. They're probably shocked I'm 'dating' a Dauntless girl like Tris and I find this a little humorous considering she has a boyfriend, I have a girlfriend, and she's my baby sister.
"Here let's go to my apartment." I suggest and she nods.
As we walk away I feel everyone's eyes on us and I just know Zander is smirking because he knows Tris and I are siblings. We walk up a couple flights of stairs before we're on my floor. We walk into my apartment and I lock the door behind me.
"Okay so I have something really big and horrible to tell you." She blurts out.
Oh god, I was right, he's hitting her. I don't see any bruises but she could be wearing make-up or she might've left him a while ago. The second option explains why he flipped out on me; because he wants revenge for her leaving him. My poor little sister was abused!
"What did he do to you?" I ask and she frowns.
"He committed a terrible crime; he loves me." She says rolling her eyes.
"Wha-," Tris cuts me off.
"I'm dying of cancer you moron," She says smirking and I'm flabbergasted.
My baby sister is dying of cancer. I've heard of cancer and I know that it's such a horrible disease that the Erudite doctors still haven't made a single advancement towards the cure. Tris is going to die.
"Tris," I say and she glares at me.
"I'm dying of stage IV metastatic melanoma, I haven't forgiven you I just thought as my brother you had a right to know I'm dying, have a nice life." She growls and walks towards the door. I grab her wrist and she screams the name Will.
Tris POV-
Where am I? I see Will and he's holding my wrist in a death grip. I scream his name and suddenly I'm not in my apartment but in an unfamiliar room and instead of Will holding my wrist tightly Caleb is holding in loosely. I yank my wrist back and hold it with my other hand, it still burns. Caleb looks at me confused and I look at him back.
"Who's Will, Tris I'm Caleb." Caleb says and I rub my eyes.
"Why am I here? I thought I was with Will." I say and he shakes his head.
"Let me take you to the hospital, you're acting really weird Tris." He says and I nod.
I remember coming to the Erudite compound and going into Caleb's apartment but why did it suddenly change into my apartment? And why did Caleb turn into Will? I'm not sure. The room starts to spin around me and then everything is gone. All I see black. I'm alone.
Caleb POV-
Tris collapses to the floor and I scream. I hear muffled pounding on the door and remember it's locked. I try and walk to the door but my legs don't move. I cry out again when I look at Tris' limp body. The door bangs to the floor to reveal Adrianna and Zander standing before the door Zander changed into blue jeans and a navy blue hoodie, he looks down and sees Tris' body and his eyes grow wide. Adrianna shrieks and I start panting.
"I think she's dead." I manage and Zander looks at me weird.
"You killed your own sister?" He asks in shock and I burst out laughing from nerves.
"No, she just passed out randomly. She was acting weird and called me 'Will' and she knows my name so I'm not sure why. She has cancer." I say the last line awkwardly because there's no other way.
"Oh well we should probably take her to the hospital." Zander says still confused as to the situation at hand.
"You think? The girl probably has a brain tumor! Zander pick her up so we can carry her, she could be dead before we get there so hurry." Adrianna finally commands.
Zander swings an arm under her knees obediently and finally I can move so we rush toward the hospital. As we run through the hall ways people stare and I'm suddenly embarrassed, I completely comprehend how peculiar this must look to outsiders.
We get into the infirmary and a brown haired nurse rushed a gurney towards us. A nurse with a name tag that says Addison on it rushes toward her and gasps. Addison is wearing black scrubs and she has a tattoo of a cancer ribbon on her bare neck which clues me that she's a Dauntless nurse and probably knows Tris.
"Why isn't she in the Dauntless compound?" The nurse Addison asks sounding panicked.
"I'm her brother, she came to visit and passed out in the Erudite compound, do you know Tris?" I ask and she nods.
"I usually work inside the Dauntless compound but I decided to take a break from that death pit and work outside the compound. Tris is my patient." Addison explains and I nod.
A doctor in yellow scrubs pushes Tris' gurney into a room with a door, more doctors behind her, and shuts the door in my face. I turn back to the lobby and go over to Adrianna and Zander. Zander puts a hand on my shoulder awkwardly, not sure how to comfort me or if I even need comforting.
"I suspected something was wrong with her once I saw her, no one is naturally skinny. I assumed she was anorexic but chemo does lower someone's appetite so I guess that's she's so skinny." Adrianna says breaking the silence.
I glare at her when I realize what she's thinking. She's jealous that Tris got more attention than her so she's putting her down to make her feel better. She's trying to suggest that my sister is so self-obsessed she's starving herself so she has a better shape. She's saying that my sister has no other way to lose weight then to starve herself.
"Shut up and hand me your phone." I say coldly and she looks at me weird before pulling her cell phone out of her back pocket.
As much as I hate Tobias I was wrong and she was right. He never abused her and if he really loves her he'd really want to know where she was right now. I dial the number and wait as it rings. I don't know his cell phone number so I called Tris' apartment number hoping he was there.
"Hello?" An unfamiliar voice asks. It's male but it's not Four.
"Who are you?" I ask.
"Zeke." The voice says. Oh god, another boy.
"God, how many guys hang out with my sister? There's you and Four AND Will AND Uriah." I say and I hear Zeke laugh.
"Four, it's for you. It's Tris' brother." Zeke calls and I hear a groan in the back round.
After some shuffling in the speaker and then Four's voice.
"What could you possibly want? Tris is out with Uriah so don't even bother asking for her." Four says and I'm shocked; she lied to her boyfriend.
"No she's not, she's in the hospital next to the Erudite compound, she went to visit me and passed out in my apartment. I may not like you but she loves you and you might love her so come here fast." I say and hang up before he has a chance to respond.
Adrianna looks at me weird and I roll my eyes. Usually she doesn't act like such a 'pretty girl' but she's jealous.
"Who was that?" She asks and I roll my eyes.
"Her boyfriend," I say and I see relief flood into her eyes.
Adrianna is relieved that Tris has a boyfriend and won't threaten her position here. I don't know why she would be jealous considering she might me dead before she can even make a move on Zander. Plus Tris obviously loves Tobias if she'd stay with him even if he might possibly become abusive. Finally I can accept the fact that they are dating because she's dying and she gets anything she wants right now.
"Doesn't seem like you like the guy." Zander says.
"I hate the guy, but she seems to like him so whatever." I say and Zander smirks.
"I used to be Dauntless, who is he? I might know him." Zander says and I shove my hands in my pockets.
"Four." I say and he looks at me in shock.
"No wonder you hate him, he isn't capable of feeling anything but hate." Zander says and suddenly I feel a little bad for him.
"It isn't his fault though," I defend and he frowns.
"Why are you defending him, I thought you hated him?" He asks and I nod.
"It's complicated," I sigh and he nods but he still wears a confused look.
Cass POV-
We walk out of the training room and Emily takes my wrist, dragging me towards the dorms. She closes the door and looks at me expectantly. What does she want?
"What?" I ask and she rolls her eyes.
"I would've been cut!" She shrieks at me.
"Yeah, yeah no one cares." I say and she glares at me.
"Shut up Cass, Four likes Six not you, you idiot." She yells in her annoying high-pitched voice.
"Keep telling yourself that." I say before standing up and walking out.
I have to find Four and tell him how much I love him so he doesn't stay with that bald, anorexic freak. I hate Six, she is so self-obsessed and lonely she kissed Four and what bothers me most is he kissed her back. God I can't stand that girl. I don't understand why her and that other Dauntless girl shave their heads, it's so stupid. The bald head makes her look uglier then she already is.
I walk into the Pit and see Four talking to a girl I recognize from the first day of initiation; she's the Dauntless born trainer. I think I've seen her hang out with Tris before, they might be friends.
"Look I have to go see Zeke, talk to you later." He says and she storms off.
I wonder what they were talking about, maybe Four is cheating on Six with Christina! I really hope he is, I mean some girls might recoil at the fact he might be a cheater but I'm not and excusive sort of girl, I don't care if he cheats on me as long as he likes me. I really want him to love me, I'm getting a little obsessed with him. I think that this is what it feels like to fall in love, I think this is how it's supposed to feel. I think I love Four.